Is religious custom a cultural practice?

Leela Posts: 5, Reputation: 2

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Aug 2, 2007, 11:07 AM

Is religious custom a cultural practice?

I think so, because most customs have their genesis in culture and somewhere along the way, the customary practice gets appropriated as religious practice by those bearing the authority to interpret religion...

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